In conformity with the law on metrology No. 647-XIII currently in force adopted on the 17^th of November 1995 in the Republic of Moldova with the following amendments and addenda implemented by law of the Republic of Moldova No. 222-XVI from the 25^th of October 2007 state governance providing the policy adoption in the domain of metrology is performed by the Ministry of Economy (Direction of metrology) that is the Central Metrology Authority.

In the domain of metrology the ministry is governed by law “On metrology”, enactments of the President of the Republic, dispositions, orders, ordinances of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, international agreements and conventions signed by the Republic of Moldova.

The national system infrastructure of metrology includes:

Central Metrology Authority (CMA) – central public administration branch body under Government, responsible for the quality infrastructure, - the Ministry of Economy

·           National Institute of Metrology;

·           National Standard System;

·           National Technical Council on Metrology;

·           territorial metrology centers;

·           metrological departments of juridical persons;

·           Agency for Consumer’s Protection.

In conformity with the entrusted authorities in the domain of metrology the Ministry of Economy performs the following functions:

·           elaboration and coordination in realization of state policy in the domain of metrology;

·           elaboration of legislative basis and taking part in elaboration and agreement of normative acts projects for the purpose of assurance of measurement results traceability to International System of Units (SI system);

·           affirmation of regulations in legislative metrology within the competence;

·           maintenance of National Registries of the National System of Metrology (national measurements standards, legal metrology regulations and authorized entities);

·           coordination of metrological activity of the central public administration branch bodies, both juridical and natural persons that accomplish activities in the domain of metrology;

·           presentation of the Republic of Moldova to regional and international organizations of metrology together with the national metrology body;

·           designation of the juridical persons for verification of a legal measuring instruments and for the carrying out of official measurements on the basis of certificate of accreditations issued by the national accreditation body;

·           approval of training programs in the field of metrology, including trainings programs for certifications experts in the field of legal metrology, technical experts in metrology and verification officers.

The National Institute of Standardization and Metrology is a legal entity and accomplishes its activity on the basis of regulations affirmed by Central Metrology Authority and by regulations and provisions of current law. The National Institute of Standardization and Metrology performs the following functions:

Functions on legal metrology:

·           development of legal metrology regulations harmonized with international and regional practices;

·           execution of technical works in the domain of legal metrology (type approval, primary, periodical and expert verifications of measuring instruments, official measurements, metrological examinations of the normative documents projects);

·           conduct of state measuring instruments registries, legal methodology of metering, regulations in legal metrology and parties registered in National Metrology System;

·           participation in work of international and regional forums in the domain of metrology together with CMA;

·           realization of agreements on mutual recognition of type approval and verification, technical competence of verification, testing laboratories and laboratories for calibration of measuring instruments and standard samples;

·           recognition of the results of metrological tests for EC type approval, EC verifications of measuring instruments, and the relevant certificates, realized in the European Union states – members;

·           state registration of juridical persons and natural persons fulfilling activities on repair, sale, rent and assembly of measuring instruments, and juridical and natural persons who manufacture, import or package the products.

Functions on general metrology:

·           realization of national policy in the domain of metrology;

·           creation, development and maintenance of national and reference standards, storage and transmission of legal units;

·           assurance of measuring results traceability through comparison of national database of standards on regional and international levels, maintenance of national and reference standards, storage and transmission of legal units;

·           training and professional development of experts in legal metrology, technical experts in metrology and verification officers;

·           elaboration and examination of the normative documents projects on assurance of measurements traceability, approved in metrological requirements with international and national documents of other countries.

Territorial centers of metrology are legal entities within the jurisdiction of Central Metrology Authority, authorized to perform the following functions:

·           realization of state policy in the domain of metrology in area;

·           transmission of legal units through verification and calibration of measuring instruments;

·           metrological examinations of normative documents projects and measuring instruments.

Agency for Consumer’s Protection

Agency for Consumer’s Protection was created in according with Government Decision  no 936/31.07.2011, as a result of reorganization of Main State Inspectorate for Market Surveillance Metrology and Consumer Protection. Agency for Consumer’s Protection is a legal person having legislative functions of the metrological control and supervision over the nationat internal market.

The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova – Central Metrology Authority

Vice Prime-Minister, Minister:           Valeriu LAZĂR

Address:                                   1, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale,

                                      Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2033

Telephone:                    +3732 2 25 01 07

Fax:                              3732 2 23 40 64

E-mail:                          mineconcom@mec.gov.md

Deputy Minister:          Octavian CALMÎC (supervises activity in the domain of quality infrastructure)

Address:                                   1, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2033

Telephone:                    +373 22 25 05 91

Fax:                              +3732 2 23 40 64

E-mail:                          calmac@mec.gov.md

Direction of Metrology

Manager of Direction: Elena HANGANU

Address:                                   1, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale , Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2033

Telephone:                    +3732 2 23 41 37

E-mail:                          elena.hanganu@mec.gov.md

National Institute of Standardization and Metrology (INSM)

General Director:         Vitalie DRAGANCEA

Address:                                   28, E. Coca Str., Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2064

Telephone:                    +373 22 21 84 17

Fax:                              +373 22 24 54 14

E-mail:                          office@standard.md

Director for Science:    Serghei CEAPA

Address:                        28, E. Coca Str., Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2064

Telephone:                    +373 22 21 85 19

Fax:                               +373 22 24 54 14

E-mail:                          ceapa@standard.md   

Agency for Consumer’s Protection

Director:                       Alexander CUZIMUC

Address:                        28, E. Coca Str., Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2064

Telephone:                    +373 22 21 84 23

Fax:                               +373 22 21 85 22

E-mail:                          сuzimuc@rambler.ru